Next Economy Now highlights the leaders who are taking a regenerative, bio-regional, equitable, transparent, and whole-systems approach to using business as a force for good.
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Aaron Fairchild serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Green Canopy Homes. With over 25 years in real estate construction, development and lending, Aaron has a deep understanding of residential & commercial finance, residential construction, and energy efficiency. A third generation lender, entrepreneur, and a graduate of the University of Washington’ Executive MBA program, Aaron is an experienced fund manager, developer, and thought leader in corporate culture and mindfulness development. Aaron is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Gabon, Africa where he built schools and homes for teachers. A two-term board member of Washington Environmental Council, he currently serves on the boards at Master Builders Association and Enhabit.
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This guy launched a thriving real estate business at the peak of the housing crisis
McKinsey Article & Report: Reinventing construction through a productivity revolution
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Aaron Fairchild of Green Canopy Homes: Builders & Innovators Summit 2017, Goldman Sachs
PGS Alumnus Spotlight: Sam Lai, Co-founder of Green Canopy Homes
Next Economy Now Podcast: Bettina von Hagen: Blending Capital & Worldviews That See the Forest for the Trees
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LIFT Economy is an impact consulting firm whose mission is to create, model, and share a locally self-reliant economy that works for the benefit of all life.
Ryan Honeyman is a Partner at LIFT Economy and author of The B Corp Handbook: How to Use Business as a Force for Good (Berrett-Koehler Publishers). You can follow Ryan on Twitter @honeymanconsult or email him ryan@lifteconomy.com.